..The purposes of this study were to analyze the geographic distribution of upper extremity replant procedures, analyze factors of patients undergoing replantation, and characterize the facilities performing these procedures...

..The authors found the learning curve to be profoundly steep, with many wound complications, a finding that is quite in conflict with the literature on the subject, and decided to present their experience...

Flexor tendon repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction

Brinkley K SandvallSeattle, Wash From the Division of Plastic Surgery and the University of Washington Medicine Hand Center, University of WashingtonPlast Reconstr Surg 132:1493-503. 2013

..Because of the difficulty in attaining good outcomes, much continues to be studied and written about flexor tendon injury...

..In this review, the current concepts surrounding the indications for replantation, variations in surgical technique, the factors affecting outcomes, and future directions of the specialty are analyzed...

..This article is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise on the subject. Rather, it is designed to serve as a reference point for further in-depth study by review of the reference articles presented...